The Raptor's advice to live by.
Speaking of bears..........
If a bear is chasing you, always run downhill. Bears have much smaller front legs than hind legs and can run much faster uphill than downhill, relative to a human.
If you are wrestling an alligator, hold its mouth shut. The muscles that close the jaws are 1,000 times as powerful as the muscles that open the jaws. (I once saw a jaguar drown a crocodile this way in the Amaxon River.....on TV.)
If you are attacked by a shark, hit it as hard as you can on the snout. It will stun the shark for a moment and you might be able to escape.
If you are threatened by a mountain lion, wave your hands and try to make yourself appear as large as possible.
If a bear is chasing you, always run downhill. Bears have much smaller front legs than hind legs and can run much faster uphill than downhill, relative to a human.
If you are wrestling an alligator, hold its mouth shut. The muscles that close the jaws are 1,000 times as powerful as the muscles that open the jaws. (I once saw a jaguar drown a crocodile this way in the Amaxon River.....on TV.)
If you are attacked by a shark, hit it as hard as you can on the snout. It will stun the shark for a moment and you might be able to escape.
If you are threatened by a mountain lion, wave your hands and try to make yourself appear as large as possible.
Good stuff Raptor. 
I didn't know that about the bears...
As for the shark - you should see the scars on my right ankle from when the
ing shark bit me. The
ing thing (it was only a 5-footer) bit me, tried to tear off a pece of me, but when found it futile (although I was splashing and screaming like a little school girl), it finally let go and swam away.
I ended up with 17 stitches and now I have a cool-lookin scar to show off.
I didn't know that about the bears...
As for the shark - you should see the scars on my right ankle from when the
ing shark bit me. The
ing thing (it was only a 5-footer) bit me, tried to tear off a pece of me, but when found it futile (although I was splashing and screaming like a little school girl), it finally let go and swam away.I ended up with 17 stitches and now I have a cool-lookin scar to show off.










morning/afternoon Brant